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Chapter 8 - Development Across The Life Span Flashcards

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Research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time.

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Longitudinal design

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The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death.

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Human development

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Research design in which several different participant age groups are studied at one particular point in time.

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Cross-sectional design

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Research design in which participants are first studied by means of a cross-sectional design but are also followed and assessed longitudinally.

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Cross-sequential design

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The influence of our inherited characteristics on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions.

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Nature

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The influence of the environment on personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions.

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Nurture

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The science of inherited traits.

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Genetics

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Special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism.

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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Section of DNA having the same arrangement of chemical elements.

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Gene

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Tightly wound strand of genetic material or DNA.

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Chromosome

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Referring to a gene that actively controls the expression of a trait.

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Dominant

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Referring to a gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with an identical gene.

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Recessive

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The female sex cell, or egg.

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Ovum

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The union of the ovum and sperm.

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Fertilization

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Identical twins formed when one zygote splits into two separate masses of cells, each of which develops into a separate embryo.

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Monozygotic twins

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Often called fraternal twins, occurring when two individual eggs get fertilized by separate sperm, resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

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Dizygotic twins

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First two weeks after fertilization, during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining.

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Germinal period

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The period from 2 to 8 weeks after fertilization, during which the major organs and structures of the organism develop.

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Embryonic period

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Name for the developing organism from 2 to 8 weeks after fertilization.

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Embryo

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Times during which certain environmental influences can have an impact on the development of the infant.

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Critical periods

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Any factor that can cause a birth defect.

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Teratogen

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The time from about 8 weeks after conception until the birth of the baby.

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Fetal period

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Name for the developing organism from 8 weeks after fertilization to the birth of the baby.

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Fetus

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The development of thinking, problem solving, and memory.

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Cognitive development

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In this case, a mental concept formed through experiences with objects and events.

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Scheme

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Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development in which the infant uses it’s senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment.

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Sensorimotor stage

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The knowledge that an object exists even when it is not in sight.

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Object permanence

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Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development in which the preschool child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world.

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Preoperational stage

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The inability to see the world through anyone else’s eyes.

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Egocentrism

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In Piaget’s theory, the tendency of a young child to focus only on one feature of an object while ignoring other relevant features.

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Centration

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In Piaget’s theory, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature.

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Conservation

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In Piaget’s theory, the inability of the young child to mentally reverse an action.

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Irreversibility

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Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development in which the school-age child becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking.

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Concrete operations stage

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Piaget’s last stage of cognitive development, in which the adolescent becomes capable of abstract thinking.

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Formal operations stage

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Process in which a more skilled learner gives help to a less skilled learner, reducing the amount of help as the less skilled learner becomes more capable.

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Scaffolding

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Vygotsky’s concept of the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher.

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Zone of proximal development (ZPD)

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The behavioral characteristics that are fairly well established at birth, such as easy, difficult, and slow to warm up.

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Temperament

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The emotional bond between an infant and the primary caregiver.

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Attachment

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The behavior associated with being male or female.

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Gender

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Perception of one’s gender and the behavior that is associated with that gender.

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Gender identity

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The period of life from about age 13 to the early 20s, during which a hound person is no longer a physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting adult.

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Adolescence

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The physical changes that occur in the body as sexual development reaches it’s peak.

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Puberty

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Type of common thought to adolescents in which young people believe themselves to be unique and protected from harm.

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Personal fable

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Type of thought common to adolescents in which young people believe that other people are just as concerned about the adolescent’s thoughts and characteristics as they themselves are.

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Imaginary audience

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First level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development in which the child’s behavior is governed by the consequences of the behavior.

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Preconventional morality

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Second level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development in which the child’s behavior is governed by conforming to the society’s norms of behavior.

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Conventional morality

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Third level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development in which the person’s behavior is governed by moral principles that have been decided on by the individual and that may be in disagreement with accepted social norms.

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Postconventional morality

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Stage of personality development in which the adolescent must find a consistent sense of self.

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Identity versus role confusion

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The cessation of ovulation and menstrual cycle and the end of a woman’s reproductive capability.

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Menopause

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Gradual changes in the sexual hormones and reproductive system of middle-aged males.

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Andropause

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An emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care, while still maintaining a sense of self.

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Intimacy

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Providing guidance to one’s children or the next generation, or contributing to the well being of the next generation through career or volunteer work.

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Generativity

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Style of parenting in which parent is rigid and overly strict, showing little warmth to the child.

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Authoritarian parenting

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Style of parenting in which parent makes few, if any demands on a child’s behavior.

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Permissive parenting

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Permissive parenting in which parents are uninvolved with child or child’s behavior.

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Permissive neglectful

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Permissive parenting in which parents are so involved that children are allowed to behave without set limits.

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Permissive indulgent

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Style of parenting in which parents combine warmth and affection with firm limits on a child’s behavior.

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Authoritative parenting

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Sense of wholeness that comes from having lives a full life possessing the ability to let go of regrets; the final completion of the ego.

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Ego integrity

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Theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing a hobby.

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Activity theory

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